At the beginning of may, the US Secretary of its Berlin said-visit in the short term. Now, however, he took up for lost time. Progress in the tense relationship with Germany, but it’s hardly noticeable.
US Secretary of state Pompeo at his first public appearance in Berlin with his German counterpart Maas
Iran, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, China, and Afghanistan – Germany’s foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his American counterpart Mike Pompeo discuss on Friday in Berlin, much too. Your Problem: It’s only a good hour of time to devote to the many crises and sources of Fire in this world. This also applies to Pompeos subsequent meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Throughout the 45 minutes were reserved for that purpose. Very little, given the latent tensions in the transatlantic relationship between Germany and the United States.
But most likely, Maas and Merkel are glad that your guest came at all. Originally, the talks should already be on 7. May take place. Pompeo preferred, however, to fly in the short term in Iraq. The most important topic there as it is now in Berlin: Iran. The country has recently announced to feel more and more the international nuclear deal bound. US President, Donald Trump had already terminated the contract in 2018 and one-sided.
The Federal government hopes to solution in the nuclear dispute
Heiko Maas, wants to save the nuclear Deal necessarily. He had again set forth, “that, and why, from a European point of view, the halting of the nuclear agreement will enhance the international security”. However, it should be no secret that you follow different views on the way there. “We are Clear, however, that the goals have always remained the same”, emphasized the German foreign Minister. And he hope that it will be possible to reach these goals together.
The United States doubts as to the peaceful intentions of Iran’s nuclear programme (in the picture is the nuclear power plant in Bushehr)
A lot of hope and makes him his guest, however. Pompeo reiterated the US course of hard economic sanctions against Iran. The delivery of humanitarian assistance should, however, continue to be delivered. The question of whether Germany could not mediate in the nuclear dispute between the US and Iran, lets Pompeo unanswered. He merely refers to the “private” character of his conversation with Maas, he calls in the joint press conference “Heiko”. The casual manners (“Dear Mike!”) not, however, obscure the fact that the two are likely to have come on the issue of Iran is hardly closer.
Sanctions because of “Nord stream 2” is possible
Other points of contention, it seems to occur on the site. And this could also have consequences for the German economy. Pompeo leaves open the question of whether companies that participate in the German-Russian gas pipeline Nord stream 2, would have to reckon with sanctions by the United States. “We will discuss sanctions never, before we introduce you” is the ambiguous answer.
Whether German Tornados continue to fly in Syria and support the United States, must decide in the Bundestag
Maas in turn, can be his guest in the dark about how to do it in Syria with the German Reconnaissance planes of the type “Tornado” to continue. This will help so far in informing the US-led coalition against the Islamic state. In addition, the air force is fueling the Jets of the coalition over Syria in the air. The mandate for this assignment ends in October. On foreign deployments of the Bundeswehr, the Parliament decides in Germany, therefore the foreign Minister said only: “all there is to discuss then be the appropriate time in the Bundestag and to decide”. An open commitment to the use of extend, avoids Maas.
Germany could mediate between Iran and the United States
Still less Concrete, the Public knows about the conversation Pompeos with the Chancellor at noon. Merkel formulated before their Meeting with the US Secretary of state, a to hear often the sentence: “The United States are and will remain the most important Partner for Germany outside of Europe.” Pompeo “happy” about the conversation with Merkel. With foreign Minister Maas that he had “good conversations”.
Shake hands between Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo
As it is now, really ordered for the transatlantic relationship, and what role Germany could play in the conflict, Iran-US, and had expressed before Others. “We want to work to prevent situations from escalating,” said the TRANS-Atlantic coordinator for the Federal government Peter Beyer in the ARD-television. Also, the Chairman of the foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, Norbert Röttgen, it is essential to stay with the USA in the conversation. There are fundamental differences between the German and U.S. foreign policy, especially as regards the Middle East, he admitted in the südwestrundfunk.
Merkel’s nice experience in Harvard
According to environment Minister’s assessment, the US wanted a war in the Gulf region. US President, Donald Trump is his self-understanding, “not a warrior, but a great Dealmaker,” the wool care mainly to domestic policy. To pass this assessment, Insisting on a higher German contribution within the Nato defense Alliance.
Germany had to devote to the protection of Europe’s “adequacy of resources”, urged foreign Minister Pompeo, according to a speaker prior to his visit to Berlin. After the talks with Maas and Merkel is listening to the public nothing. The Chancellor had just returned from the USA. There, the Elite Harvard University had awarded her the honorary doctor title. In her acceptance speech practiced Merkel indirect criticism of President Trump. His foreign Minister Pompeo should not have fallen.